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statoblast
[ stat-uh-blast ]
noun
- (in certain bryozoans) an asexually produced group of cells encased in a chitinous covering that can survive unfavorable conditions, as freezing or drought, and germinate to produce a new colony.
statoblast
/ ˈæəʊˌɑː /
noun
- zoology an encapsulated bud produced asexually by certain bryozoans that can survive adverse conditions and that gives rise to a new colony
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of statoblast1
Example Sentences
The lower zoœcium contains a mature free statoblast, the upper one a fixed one.
I have, however, seen only one instance of this premature development, in a single statoblast contained in a small zoarium of P. fruticosa found in Lower Burma in March.
Swim-ring A ring of polygonal air-spaces surrounding the statoblast.
The most definite character in which this species differs from F. sultana and F. australiensis is the ornamentation of one surface of the statoblast, both surfaces of which are smooth in the two latter species.
Zoœcia arising directly from one another; no stolon; free statoblast oval Plumatella, p. 212. a'.
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